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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Firstly, I'm not against privacy or anything, just ignorant. I do try to stay pretty private despite that.

I wanted to know what type of info (Corporations? Governments? Websites??) Typically get from you and how they use it and how that affects me.

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[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

That's why I said this:

Or, they could just buy info from a data broker and obtain a massive amount of information about someone.

They don't need warrants for location data if it's bought from a company that sells that data.

Whether or not it's admissible in court is another question, though.

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